Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain
1. “On the Street Where You Live” (Chappello)
2. “Tulips from Amsterdam” (Telephonic)
3. “Stairway of Love” (Leeds)
4. “I May Never Pass This Way Again” (Chapello)
5. “Who’s Sorry Now” (Feldman)

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Calvert Plans US Visit
Harry Belafonte British Debut Set for Next Month
Alma Cogan to South Africa in September
New Sister Act
Dave King in active role
Rank Acquire Disc Men
Debbie Now Publisher
Marty – Best Man
Whisky Plans
TV Offer to Lena Home

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Payne Lines Up the Stars
New Sister Act
Dave King in Acting Role
Once-Only Label
Allen’s Debut
In West End
British Record Stars Invade US Market
Laurie’s US Tour Is Off Again
Frankie Vaughan Film in Provinces First
Cool to Travel

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Hentoff, Nat

World suffers from a shortage of love- Sinatra
Belafonte blues album may startle his followers

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Charlton, Bruce

Renato Corosone

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…Valerie Carr and Julius LaRosa

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From You to Us

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Open Letter from Malcolm Vaughan

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Franks, Vernon

David Whitfield in Sumptus Spectacle

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Walsh, Peggy

Stapleton, Hilton head gay musical show

9

Fullford, Jack

The Mudlarks’ Slick Debut

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Franks, Vernon

Winnie, Mike and Kayes Shine in Musical Revue

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Govey, Charles

After one hour of agonizing, “Will I? Won’t I,” Edna
Savage said “YES” to Terry Dene

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Bagshaw, Peter

Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson send this eve-of-marriage
advice to Edna and Terry

American TV Series for Max Bygraves?
Frankie Vaughan humiliated after Royal Variety
Cheerful Charlie’s son leads group [Charlie Chester’s son Peter is signed by
Columbia]
‘Talk of Town’ Plans Proceed [London Hippodrome will reopen as Talk of Town]
Rank Buy Share in Music Firm
‘Showcase’ LPs for Ray, Mitchell and Laine
Damone to have trio on stage
Newcastle Pantomime Star-Lonnie Donegan?
‘Follies’ to close: variety is likely successor
New Music Companies [Ardmore and Beechwood of Capitol Records open branches
in London]

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Tommy Steele: a blackmailer in his next picture?
One Good Turn…[Bill O’Connor guest in Dickie Valentine’s final edition of
“Free and Easy”]
Solo disc for Bernard Bresslaw
Terry Dene-Edna Savage as variety double act?
ABC-Paramount willing to handle EMI discers in America
Jack Jackson on Thursdays in Autumn
Top Vocal Stars in Sensational Radio D-J Plan
Mudlarks to be in Pantomime
Presley film next month
Blues Albums [Three albums by Brownie McGhee, Sony Terry and supervised by
Denis Preston in immediate future]
Met. TV Theater for summer only
13 British Dates for ‘Carnegie’ Jazz Show

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Keith Goodwin

Go Wilde about Marty[Dynamic Duo of Tommy Steele and
Marty Wilde]
Competition [Wilde is faced with the opposition of Jimmie Rodgers]

Lonnie Donegan nominated Blackpool’s top showman
Alma is a real star [Alma Cogan top attraction of “Light Up The Town”
summer season show]
“Moonlight” stops show! [Frankie Vaughan is a great stage performer]

Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain
1. “On the Street Where you live” (Chappel)
2. “Tulips From Amsterdam” (Cinephonic)
3. “ All I have to do is Dream” (Acuff-rose)
5. “I May Never Pass This Way Again” (Chappel)

“Which Sells a Song: Feeling or Technique” [Specifically
discusses the differences between the two waxings of “Devotion” – “Pet Clark recorded this song for Nixa, and Janice Harper for
Capitol.” It has a brief description
of Roger Williams’s recordings.]

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Keith Goodwin

“Jazz” [Discusses the album released by EMI, “The
Playboy Jazz All-Stars”]

Top Thirty Best Selling Sheet Music in
Britain
1. “On the Street Where You Live” (Chappell)
2. “Tulips from Amsterdam” (Cinephonic)
3. “All I Have to Do Is Dream” (Acuff-Rose)
4. “Stairway of Love” (Leeds)
5. “I May Never Pass This Way
Again” (Chappell)

Platters Plan Return Visit During October [The
Platters are coming to
Britain
in October.]
Mackintosh in Manx TV Show
‘Deeps’ Make it Ten Visits [Deep River Boys are coming to
Britain
in August (annual visit).]
Belafonte here on Wednesday: musicians’ permits granted at Kilburn
Hughes Stars in Own BBC-TV Shows [Show is
“Make Mine Music.”]
Dickie Valentine’s ‘Mystery Month’ at Blackpool [Headlining for a month starting on August 15th.]
Possible Hilton TV Weekly Dates [Ronnie Hilton is expected to have a show on
the BBC-TV series in the fall.]
‘6.5’ from Beach! [Steve
Martin (Philips recording singer) is booked to record from the beach in
August for BBC-TV.]
Marty Wilde for ‘Oh Boy!’, variety and concert deal
Don Lang with ‘Her Nibs’ [Lang is on TV for the show “From The Stage of the
Prince of Wales Theatre.”]
Disc Man Writes New Musical [EMI-Norman Newell wrote music for a new show
which was staged by S. A. Gorlinsky. The co-writer was Alan Melville.]
Shorter ‘Summertime’ [“Summertime” TV show is reduced to 30 minutes from an
hour.]
Keith Goodwin Tells Why Chris Barber Is a Welcome Visitor Everywhere!

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From You to Us: Last Week’s Article on Frankie Laine [Reader’s comments.]

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The Crazy Things They Do When Making Discs [Describes
what Johnny Mathis, Frankie Laine, Mitch Miller,
and The Four Lads do when making discs.]